Features

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

UNESCO Chair in Information and Communication Technology for Development (784), established in 2007 at Royal Holloway, University of London, London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

Fields/Disciplines

ICT for development.

Objectives

To deliver world-class ICT4D research of benefit to the interests of poor and marginalized communities

To develop an innovative and flourishing postgraduate research community, including substantial numbers of students from poor countries

To deliver successful inter-disciplinary undergraduate courses in the field of this Chair

To train significant numbers of people from poor and marginalized communities through high quality short courses on policy-related matters delivered by the collective

To provide cutting edge consultancy and policy advice for those involved in delivering information and communication technology for development activities to benefit poor and marginalized communities.